Building a Fire Pit

• Step 1: Contact Local Fire Department

• Step 2: Choose Your Fire Pit

• Step 3: Organize Your Materials

• Step 4: Contact Dig Safe

Step 1: Contact Local Fire Department

• They will let you know what is needed for base material for your fire pit. Typically 6″-8″ deep of 3/4″ crushed stone
• They will let you know the distance from a structure you will need and they will possibly visit your site.

Step 3: Organize Materials & Tools

Material

• Base material: 3/4″ Crushed Stone
• Block or stone for your fire pit
• Steel insert or fire brick for buring wood
• Gas insert if burning propane or natural gas
• Block adhesive if gluing the block or stone together

Step 4: Contact Dig Safe

• Call 811 to notify Dig Safe that you are starting a project so they can come out and inspect your area
• They will notify the utility companies to go to your site and see if there is anything under the ground where you plan on digging
• You will mark the area you plan to dig
• Dig Safe will email their findings once they have completed, usually within 72 hours

Step 5: Install Base

• Excavate the area for your fire pit 6″-8″ deep
• Be sure to excavate 6″ bigger than your fire pit on all sides.  This will give you a sturdy base for your pit
•  Make sure to arrange everything with your gas installer prior to excavation
• Install the recommended base, usually 3/4″ crushed stone and tamp the material

Step 7: Enjoy

• Be sure to start with small fires to get everything acclimated
• Do not build a fire too large for your pit, this may cause distortion of the steel insert
• Make sure you extinguish any fire prior to leaving it unattended
• Enjoy your new fire pit and relax!